St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-01-01

other place where anything to be drank
or eaten on the premises is sold directly
Or Indirectly, the license shall be based
and graded on the annual gross receipt
of said business, as follows viz:
Glass. |. Wheu gross receipts are
two thousand dollars or more, and less
than five thousand dollars, the license
shall be seventy FIVE dollars, SO
Class ,. When said receipts are
less than two thousand dollars, the Ii
cense shall be fifty dollars, $50
Provided, 10 license shall be charged
for selling refreshments for charitable
or religious purposes.
Provided, further, That no establish
ment selling or giving away, or other
wise dlspOsing of any spirits, Wines
alcoholic or malt liquors in less quantl
ties taan one pint, shall pay less than
! fifty dollars, $50.
Provided, further, that when any
kind of business provided for in this
Section shall be combined with any
business provided for in Sec. 5 of this
ordinance, the same classification shall
be made as prescribed in the Section !;
hut the price of the license shall be
equal to the license required for each
/ business separately.
That for the business Of keeping
/ Billiard tables, Pigeon hole, Jenny
Lind, pool, or 5agatelIe tables, and Ten
pin alleys, from which revenue is de
rived, license of ten dollars (S1O.) for
each such table or alley shall be paid
in addition to any other licenses due by
! the establishment in which said tables
: OF alleys may be situated.
SODA WATER, CONNECTION, ETC.
SEC. 10. BE it further ordained, etc ;.
Ittot oil ,f
or business firms, engaged in the sale
Of soda water. mead, confectionS, cakes,
etc, shall he licenl ed, upon the follow
ing basis to-wIt.
Glass. |. When gross sales are three
thousand dollars or more. the license
shall he ten dollars. S10.
Glass. , When gross sales are less
than three thousand dollars, the license
shall he five dollars, -
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL O"CU-
PATTON.
SEC. II. BE it further ordained. etc,
That for every individual, or company.
or firm. carr, lug on tie profession or
business, of drawing, trucking keeping
cabs, carriages, hacks or horses, for hive
shall pay Il license. based and graded,
on the gross annual receipts, As follows
tO-Wlt:
I Glass. L. When said gross annual re-
ceipts are two thousand dollars or more,
aud less than three Thousand dollars,
the license shall be twenty FIVE dol
! lars, 225.
! Glass. ,. When said gross annual re-
cepts are one thousand dollars OF more,
and less than two thousand dollars, the
! license shall hr twenty dollars, $50.
! Glass. 3. When the gross annual re-
ceipts are seven hundred and fifty dol
! lars or more, and less than one thou
SAUDI dollars, the license shall he fifteen
! dollars, S15.
! Glass. 4. When the gross annual re-
ceipts are seven bundled and fifty dol
lars, or less, the license shall be five
! dollars, 81.
That every individual OF individuals
carrying on the business or profession
of physician, attorney at law, editors,
dentist, nculist, photographer, agency
for publication. freight, ticket, claims.
and other business not herein provided
for, shall be graded the same as above
set forth, but the license shall be one
half of those established by this Sec.
and provided no license shall be issued
hereunder for less than five dollars, -.
SEC H. Be it further ordained, etc.
/ That when any two or more kinds of
business are combined, except as herein
expressly provided for, there shall he a
separate license required foG each kind
of business.
SEC. 13. Be it further ordained, etc.
That the annual receipts, capital, sales
and premiums, in this ordinance, re-
ferred to as a basis OF license are those
for the year for which the license is
granted the standard for their estima
ton shall be primo tacie OF the pre-
ceedng year if the business has been
conducted previously by the same per
sons or by the person to whom they
claim to be successors.
If the firm or company be new the
amount of gross sales for the first two
months shall be considered the basis,
and six times that amount shall be es
timatea as the annual receipts OF such
business.
Provided, That any person com
mencing business after the first OF July
A. ID. 1887, shall pay one half OF the
above rates.
SEC IA. Be it further ordained, etc,
That the business Of the previous year,
as also the actual condition and result
of business of the current year, for new
firms, associations, or corporations. tor
the purpose of calculating licences, shall
be ascertained by the collector of the
Board of Police, in the sworn statement
OF the person or persons in interest, his
or their duly authorized and accredited
agent, made before the collector of the
Board.
Provided, That if the collector of the
Board be not satisfied with the said
sworn statement, he shall traverse the
same by rule taken in the proper court
as provided by the constitution, which
rule shall be tried summarilv, whether
an answer be thereto filed or not. On